The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-10-13
CORRESPONDENTS.
wAsH1sarox. D. @. OCT. 10.

WAsHlNGroS, ~, ", Oct. ~. 1905. =
EDITOR HERALD;
To chronicle current news of the
past week at the National Capital.
would be but to review the incidents
attending the most enthusiastic
ovation ever rendered TO an inGivid-
ual outside of public life. by the
grateful residents of property owners
of q city. The unpaved, unshaded
streets, delapidated walks and build
ings, and vast expanse of vacant
grounds, surface sewage and the
generally uninviting appearance
of the city and its surroundings
during the dark days of the rebellion,
and which continued until the. ad.
vent OF Shepherd as Governor of the
District of Columbia in 1871. will be
well remembered by all who may
have visited the National Capital
during that period, and the name of
BOSS" Shepherd is almost as fanil
lar as that of the city which owes to
him more than to any other man the
right to the justly claimed distinc-
ton of being the finest city in Amer
lea. The worlds benefactors have
always been the wolld's martyrs. and
Governor Shepherd has been no ex.
ception to the rule. Probably no
man was ever more roundly and uni
versally abused than was Mr.. Shep.
herd prior to the time of his depar-
ture to Mexico few years since.
Unlike most of his predecessors,
however, Mr.. Shepherd has lived
long enough to see the fruits of his
labors. AS the work of city improve
ments has been advanced from year
to year the people have awakened
to realization of the fact that all
that has been accomplished has been
due to the foresight and determine
ton of Mr.. Shepherd and to-day he
may be said to be the most popular
man in Washington. When it be-
came known that he contemplated
visiting the city, meeting Of the
citlzens was called, and fund of ten
thousand dollars was subscribed to
defray the expense of the demonstra-
ton in honor of his return. Never
in the history of the city have the
common people crowded the streets
to such an extent as they did on
Thursday evening. From the Capt.,
toll to the Treasury Department the
great sea of humanity surged cease
lessly for hours while the entire city
was ablaZe with fire works. A move,
feature of the demonstration consist
ed in the parade of the wheelmer
which formed the advance guard O
the procession. More than six hun
dred bicycles and tricycles wer- in
line, each rider carrying four Chi
nese lanterns of various colors and
brilliancy, which combined to form {
spectacle truly oriental in its splen
dor.
During the President and Mis-
| Clevelana's absence on their touI
now in progress through the Yves
and South, the White House is I'm
dergoing it's annual renovation to
place it in condition for the gaieties
of the coming winter. The house
cleaning of the First Lady in tn,
Land" is thus admirably managed
and how many of our housewife
wish with envy that their task wa
as easily accomplished.
Last week our citizens were favored
with reminder of the "Days 0
1776' IN the visit OF the Putnam
Pbalanx of Hartford, Conn. who il
their Continental uniforms formed
very picturesque appearance. The.
were with us several days visitin!
all the principle points of interest
including on Wednesday last pill
grimage to Mt. Vernon, the home
and last resting place of our illustri
Gus forefather and revolutlonar,
General Washington.